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Hieromartyr

Valentine and Hilary

Martyrs of Italy, put to death around 304.

Feast
November 3old style November 16
Reposed
3044th century
Place
Salerno
Order
Martyrs

Life

Saints Valentine and Hilary were a priest and his deacon, beheaded at Viterbo near Rome in the persecution of Diocletian, around 304. They are saints of the undivided Church, known from the Western calendars. The sources consulted say no more of their lives. The calendars commemorate on the same day Saint Valentinian, bishop of Salerno around 500, who is a different person.

They are commemorated on 3 November, the liturgical date in the Orthodox calendar (the same day number on the old and new calendars).

Commemorated the same day November 3